Blackburn United F.C.

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Blackburn United
Blackburn United FC.jpg
Full nameBlackburn United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Burnie
Founded1978
GroundPurdie Worldwide Community Stadium
(New Murrayfield Park)
Ash Grove
Blackburn
Capacity1,500
PresidentIan McGinty
ManagerMark Campbell
LeagueEast of Scotland League Premier Division
2020–21East of Scotland League Premier Division (season abandoned)
WebsiteClub website

Blackburn United Football Club are a Scottish football club from the town of Blackburn, West Lothian. The team plays at Tier 6 of the Scottish Football Pyramid in the East of Scotland League Premier Division having moved from the junior leagues in 2018.[1] Blackburn United became full members of the Scottish Football Association in June 2019.

History[]

Formed in 1978, the club joined the junior grade of football two years later before taking the step up into Senior football in 2018. United play their home matches at the purpose built Purdie Worldwide Community Stadium (New Murrayfield Park), which has room for 1,100 spectators, in the centre of the town. The whole facility that is the Purdie Worldwide Community Stadium complex boasts a six-dressing room pavilion and associated amenities, an enclosed and floodlit 3G main Stadium pitch and three further 11-a-side pitches.

The club was one of many to move from junior football to the East of Scotland Football League in 2018.[1]

Community Club[]

The Club forms the pinnacle of the Blackburn United Community Sports Club, a fully accredited SFA Community Club and Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation which, in addition to adult semi-professional football, caters for under age football at all ages from under-9 to under-20 as well as ladies, girls and additional needs football and a variety of other sporting activities. For younger age groups there is a soccer school with its own dedicated coaches.

Current squad[]

As of 14 November 2020[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Scotland SCO Craig Saunders
— GK Scotland SCO Gavin King
— DF Scotland SCO Martin Lawrie
— DF Scotland SCO James Mildren
— DF Scotland SCO Finlay Anderson
— DF Scotland SCO Kyle McClung
— DF Scotland SCO John Drummond
— DF Scotland SCO Lewis Alexander
— MF Scotland SCO Stuart MacLeod
— MF Scotland SCO David Howe
— MF Scotland SCO Michael Browne (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Scotland SCO Kieran Swanson
— MF Scotland SCO Dominic Kane
— MF Scotland SCO Marc Smith (on loan from Livingston)
— MF Scotland SCO Justin Watson (on loan from Livingston)
— MF Scotland SCO Richie Hutton
— MF Scotland SCO Marley Redfern (on loan from Hamilton Academical)
— MF Scotland SCO Calum McDowall
— FW Scotland SCO Danny Campbell
— FW Scotland SCO Laurie Devine
— FW Scotland SCO Jordan Devine

Coaching staff[]

  • Manager: Mark Campbell
  • Assistant Manager: Jamie McCormick
  • Coaches: Craig Young, Podge Dixon, Andrew Meechan, Dougie McIntyre
  • Physio: Lee Reid

Club records[]

Appearances[]

The club's record appearance holder until March 2014 was Craig Spence who, after signing from Airdrieonians at the beginning of the 1998–99 season, made 375 appearances and scored 20 goals before retiring in August 2012.[3] On 15 March 2014, fellow Airdrie man Alan Brown, signed as a teenager at the beginning of the 1997–98 season and who had three spells at the club, surpassed Spence's record when making his 376th appearance for the club, scoring his 68th goal in the process. Alan went onto make a total of 409 appearances, scoring 69 goals, before leaving the club at the end of the 2014/15 season.[3]

Goals[]

The club's record goalscorer is Andy McQuillan who, at the beginning of season 2019–20, had netted 173 goals in 235 starts and 24 substitute appearances.[3]

Notable former players[]

The following players have either played for Blackburn United before going onto forge careers at a higher level or have played for one of the club's predecessors before similarly going onto play at a higher level;

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b McLauchlin, Brian (7 June 2018). "East of Scotland League vote signals exodus of 25 junior clubs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Squad – Blackburn United Football Club". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Historical club website

External links[]

Coordinates: 55°52′24″N 3°37′09″W / 55.873368°N 3.619214°W / 55.873368; -3.619214

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